Rev. Bowie Kling - Garcia, BCC (they/them)

Rev. Bowie Kling-Garcia (they/them) is a Board Certified Chaplain who serves as the Spiritual Care Supervisor and Palliative Care chaplain at UnityPoint Health - Meriter in Madison, WI. Rev. Kling-Garcia holds a Master of Arts in Religion from the University of Bristol, a Master of Divinity from Meadville Lombard Theological School, and is an ordained Unitarian Universalist minister. Academically, Rev. Kling-Garcia's work has been centered around expanding what is considered "spiritual" in an increasingly non-religious landscape: focusing on stories, community, and sources of identity in spiritual assessments and care. In their clinical practice, Rev. Kling-Garcia supports the transitional space of hospital Palliative Care through finding creative ways to support patients' unique humanity.